Posts with the tag “minor-prophets”

By Guest Author | Heather Hamilton: Recently, I watched a video of Si Robertson from Duck Dynasty share the gospel to a group of inmates. There, sitting on stage, requiring supplemental oxygen, Si shared the truth of God’s love. To a group of people living life behind bars, a consequence to their actions, he shared, “There ain’t nothing none of you, or me, could do that can keep us from his love.”  Read More

By Melissa Pearson: What kind of legacy are we leaving? I recently attended the funeral of a friend’s father. During the service, the speaker shared what his life’s theme song would have been. That got me thinking. What would mine be? What song would encapsulate the story of my life?  Read More

By Joy Kimbril: As we read through the Old Testament, we know the nation of Israel goes through cycles with their relationship with God. First, they praise and worship Him for delivering them from their previous situation. But as they enjoy the blessings of His deliverance, they begin to forget who provided those blessings and begin to worship other gods, giving them the credit for what only God did.  Read More

By Theresa Golden: In the book of Joel, God sends a swarm of locusts that devastates the land. Crops are gone, joy is depleted, and normal life grinds to a halt. But beneath the devastation is a divine invitation: “Wake up!” (Joel 1:5) The disruption wasn’t punishment for the sake of punishment. It was a call to return, to reflect, to remember what really matters.   Read More

By Melissa Pearson: “How long must I put up with this wicked community and its complaints about me? … You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who is twenty years old or older and was included in the registration will die.” – Numbers 14:27, 29 NLT  Read More

By Mary Beth Dunn: Have you ever felt trapped by the belief that you’ve done too many bad things for God to love you anymore? I know that I definitely have. This misunderstanding of God's vast love for me affected my later teenage years and much of my twenties.  Read More

By Guest Author | Ashley Piner: Do you ever read the Bible and just sit in awe of how God uses the inspired authors to communicate His message? I love how the Psalms are beautifully poetic, while Romans and Jude are epistles, letters full of doctrine and encouragement.  Read More